Minimum length: Belts are made also without holes, as we have in our product list for purchase. This is possible when for example a special tip is not needed. The belts are then fit to the desired size. For this only the minimum length is from importance.

The ideal belt length: The ideal belt length: measure from the inside edge of the buckle to the comfortable hole. New belts utilize the middle hole.

An additional possibility to harden leather is, when you take a previously formed piece and place it in an oven heated to 200º C. Then take melted wax (Bees Wax is the traditional Method, Candle Wax has achieved great results). Please note all safety measures - melted Wax is very Combustible / Flame Hazard!!! Heat the wax in a pot till it melts.Then take the leather from the oven and using a brush and brush the wax on till it soaked full. Continue to brush the wax on till the leather has cool, reheat the leather and continue to brush on melted wax till it is soaked full (a good tip is when the leather takes on a uniform color). Let it cool, it is extremely hard. NOTE: when you heat the leather as prescribed in the above process, you risk the chance that the leather shrinks and hardens.